Transfer Portal 2025

[MJSooner]

Based on his behavior this year, I'd want to get away from him too.

 

[TopherB560]

 

[Hecubus]

If money is what determines importance (ie, baseball, softball, wrestling, etc. do not matter) then just skip to the end game. Drop all non profitable sports and sell contracts or create sport specific pro organizations to take over management the remaining few dozen or so sports teams in bball and football that make money. Everyone else can stop lighting money on fire, and you can solve the free agent problem since it would be private enterprise and not gov institutions that “own” the teams.

 

[TopherB560]

 

[Boom Soon]

If money is what determines importance (ie, baseball, softball, wrestling, etc. do not matter) then just skip to the end game. Drop all non profitable sports and sell contracts or create sport specific pro organizations to take over management the remaining few dozen or so sports teams in bball and football that make money. Everyone else can stop lighting money on fire, and you can solve the free agent problem since it would be private enterprise and not gov institutions that “own” the teams.

This.

 

[TSSR]

I don't get what you get out of hating something OU is good at. Just don't watch. Why bash it? Softball is huge, nationwide. But because tarheel doesn't like it, it's a crap sport.

Because we have fans that support it over sports that matter like CBB. Softball is not huge nationwide. The ratings are meh and the following is basically OU and that's it. It's a crap sport.

 

[TSSR]

If money is what determines importance (ie, baseball, softball, wrestling, etc. do not matter) then just skip to the end game. Drop all non profitable sports and sell contracts or create sport specific pro organizations to take over management the remaining few dozen or so sports teams in bball and football that make money. Everyone else can stop lighting money on fire, and you can solve the free agent problem since it would be private enterprise and not gov institutions that “own” the teams.

Do it to it. Amen and yes please. Let's get it going so we can concentrate on the sports that matter.

 

[61sooner]

National championships in Softball, Gymnastics are then not meaningful compared to mediocrity in basketball, don't think so.
Joycelyn Alo brought a lot of national publicity to OU and Patty Gasso is the GOAT of college softball. Outside of Switzer and Bud what other OU
coaches can you place in that category. Maybe Port Robertson and Bennie Owen.

 

[CoachTalk]

Spoke to a d1 asst in state. Was talking to him about nil, rev share etc, reloading teams …

He said we went to dinner last night, (few weeks back) and had a recruit and 2 handlers. End of dinner, handlers say let’s cut to it, visits been great, but we both know what’s important… how much is the offer?

 

[TINY]

Spoke to a d1 asst in state. Was talking to him about nil, rev share etc, reloading teams …

He said we went to dinner last night, (few weeks back) and had a recruit and 2 handlers. End of dinner, handlers say let’s cut to it, visits been great, but we both know what’s important… how much is the offer?

Not surprising. At least they did more due diligence than garrison did with Kentucky. Dude never even visited, right?

 

[MercedeSooner]

Spoke to a d1 asst in state. Was talking to him about nil, rev share etc, reloading teams …

He said we went to dinner last night, (few weeks back) and had a recruit and 2 handlers. End of dinner, handlers say let’s cut to it, visits been great, but we both know what’s important… how much is the offer?

You'd think that could be handled by phone instead of wasting people's time with small talk. In the end most of these kids are going to the highest offer.

 

[BossFan64]

Because we have fans that support it over sports that matter like CBB. Softball is not huge nationwide. The ratings are meh and the following is basically OU and that's it. It's a crap sport.

Softball has come a long way in the last 15-20 years. It has increased in popularity across the country. It used to be a strictly west coast sport. The National Tournament has also been very good to Oklahoma City. It contributes to the economy.
I’m a season ticket holder in football, but I happen to enjoy softball, basketball, and baseball. I’m happy for the success of gymnastics and golf. It would a real shame to drop sports to invest even more money in football. If so many of these SEC schools can support all of these sports, I don’t see why can’t do it as well.
You have every right to not like softball, but the juvenile name calling is not fair or accurate.